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Christmas ornaments and COVID-19 vaccine bottle with Christmas hat

2022 Winter Holidays Collide with Surge in COVID, flu and RSV

University of New Mexico health expert gives advice on holiday celebrations during these infectious times.

Residents queue to undergo tests for the COVIDd-19 coronavirus in China's northeastern Jilin province on March 12, 2022.

A surge in COVID-19 spurs new lockdowns in China's cities

In the latest wave, the highly transmissible omicron variant has moved more quickly than contact tracing allows.

Protesters march outside the White House to call attention to those who have long COVID.

A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID

Researchers have found a link between the FOXP4 gene and the occurrence of what's known as long COVID. The finding could lead to a better understanding of a condition that affects millions.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, pictured in Seoul, South Korea, in early December, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19

Austin, 68, tested positive on Sunday. He said that his symptoms are mild, and he was fully vaccinated and boosted in October. He plans to continue with key meetings virtually during quarantine.

These canines are some of the nearly 500 beagles that Homeward Trails Animal Rescue collected earlier this year from an Envigo research facility in Virginia. Now Homeward Trails is taking in additional beagles from Envigo, which bred the dogs for pharmaceutical research, after a federal judge ordered thousands of remaining dogs to be released.

Animal rescue groups across the U.S. band together to rescue 4,000 beagles

A federal judge ordered thousands of dogs to be rehomed from a Virginia research facility after several inspections revealed poor conditions. Animal rescue groups are working to do just that.

The COVID-19 vaccine will be updated in hopes of targeting the strains of omicron that will be circulating later this year.

FDA advisers back updated COVID shots for fall vaccinations

A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended revising the current COVID-19 vaccine so that it specifically targets omicron.

President Joe Biden gestures toward reporters as he departs Marine One and walks to the Oval Office on the South Lawn of the White House July 20, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

President Biden again tests negative for COVID, ends isolation

The president arrived in Rehoboth Beach, Del., where the first family has a home.

At the moment there is little data available on the impact of contracting COVID-19 and the respiratory syncytial virus (pictured), and whether together they can make a person sicker. But health officials worry it could put young patients â who are not eligible for the coronavirus vaccine â at greater risk.

As Children's COVID Cases Surge, There's Another Virus On The Rise

Health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic say there is another concerning prospect looming: a surge in children diagnosed with a combination of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus.

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have backed a broad rollout of new COVID-19 boosters.

The latest COVID boosters are in for the fall. Here's what that means for you

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Robert Wachter about the latest round of FDA-approved COVID-19 boosters and how people should think about the coronavirus and its risk.

An older adult receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccination site on Dec. 7 in Chongqing, China. Concerns about effectiveness and safety have led to uncertainty about the COVID vaccine, notably among older citizens, whose vaccination rate is relatively low.

China's COVID vaccines: Do the jabs do the job?

As case counts surge in China, rumors circulate about the effectiveness and safety of the made-in-China vaccines in use there. Here's what we know about CoronaVac and Sinopharm.

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